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Chapter VII
REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it. In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall. Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes. ‘Stop, please!’ But I was not to be stopped.
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later than; following
From this reading “REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I was not to be stopped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
later than; following
From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I was not to be stopped.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was not to be stopped.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I was not to be stopped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
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From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
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From this reading ‘Stop, please!’
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From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
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From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
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From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading ‘Stop, please!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was not to be stopped.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I was not to be stopped.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
in the direction of
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
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From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
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From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REJECTED It was after our second waltz I did it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the usual quiet corner,--which, that time, was in the shadow of a palm in the hall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before I had got into my stride she checked me,--touching my sleeve with her fan, turning towards me with startled eyes.
